On 16 Apr 2009, at 12:27, Zirael wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I am using attachment_foo for sharing files between users. Everything
> works fine but I am worry about the security.
>
> All files are stored in the public rails folder so any browser can
> easily access these files!!
> I know that the folder path is specific but probably I could write a
> simple script that could find some common file names.
>
> Guys, did you think about that during development?
>
Use X-sendfile, X-Accel-redirect or generate hard to guess filenames  
(ie /1ea39e7eacd783eda093223aebdcdf234/myfile)

Fred
> Is there any way to serve files by rails app. So that I could avoid
> storing files in public directory?
>
> Is database good idea? Is it efficient way?
>
> Thank you.
> >


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